My hip was remove approximately 4 years ago. I am able to walk with a walker and with a cane going in and our of restaurants if it isn’t far to walk. Around the house I can walk some without anything. That being said, as soon as the doctor said I could I had my shoes built up to compensate for the shorter leg. It may take a couple of times to get the shoe the right height so do t do them all at once. Don’t expect this to be a magic bullet though. I really do not recommend walking a lot without a walker or a cane because even the best built up shoe will not compensate for the missing hip so your spine may curve some over time. The most problem I have now if with the good leg because over compensation for the bad hip. My doctor says most of that is because of artheritis in my back where the spurs are agrevating my Sciatic nerve. You didn’t mention your age, but I am 72 so my experience may be mush more different than yours if you are a lot younger but I want to encourage you not to give up because you can walk again even if it with a walker. I started walking before I came out of the brace (Even though I was basically on my toes on the short leg and didn’t walk far at a time....your doctor did put you in a brace while the scar tissue is building didn’t he? The build up shoe was my biggest help. Wishing you the best....just stay positive.

Dear @decrepitd ,
Wow you really have had a hard time with this. My husband is 49 and he is suffering so much and a lot like you and what you have been through. He has had four hip replacements done twice each side until July 2019 when he really got injured ( like he wasn't already) , his right hip has now gone THROUGH his pelvis! It's moved and made an actual hole in his pelvis it looks like when you put a stick in the sand and drag it, that's what the X-ray and bone scan has shown but on top of that he also is dealing with a horrible broken back that the disks are actually piled up and poking out his back under his skin looks like he has a triangle bone sticking out in the mid lower part of his back. We are being told he most likely won't walk again UNLESS they can somehow do bone grafts to try to put a pelvis there, but it would make this surgery that much longer and the way they are taking now they keep saying it's a very dangerous and complex surgery and it's going to be a very long surgery anyway so we are really concerned about the not walking issue. His Dr. Says that "J" is what I'll call my husband, J might be able to pull his bad leg around but my husband has a serious bone disease that has destroyed his bones everywhere in his body. His bones are dead. Both his hips are bad but J's right one is scary! The left one is starting to move and listen the same way the right hip has and we've been told that they don't think they will be able to put a spacer in, they say they will be cutting out a bone infection that he has all around his right hip they will remove all hardware on right hip, then they have to split the bone open(femur bone) and scrape the infection out , maybe try a bone graft to put some kind of bone so he might be able to have something in the place of the hip like a spacer but then we face another blood infection 😷, the one he had back in August had J on antibiotics for six or eight weeks and two months later he still has the infection and this kind has to be cut or scraped out . I'm trying to connect with others who are where we are or where we were or will be. You can find me on FACEBOOK at LizZi Z Odom purple hair with yellow baby bird on my page and I've got a little white dog can't miss me I'm in Florida 😎. Anyone else who is dealing with this is love to talk with you about this more. Thanks and I'm praying 🙏 for you. I'm so sorry you are dealing with so much. You aren't alone, I'm her for you anytime. HMU sometime I know we can learn and share info about this hip and walking without a hip or spacer. Have a blessed God Filled 🙏 Day.

Yes I’m able to walk without a cane but I do in public because of the limp. I have a lift in my shoe which helps a great deal.. I have no hip and no spacer... I also can exercise on the step machine do squats pretty much everything but it has taken a lot of work to get here... my hip was removed July 2018. I do notice that I throw my back out a lot since all of this... must be because there’s no hip?

I also had infections .. I had a girdlestone procedure.. it took time but I’m able to walk.. my advice is to strengthen your leg is much as possible.. it was very hsrd at first and took so much work and still every single day I make sure to do leg strengthening exercises.. but it will pay off!!! Anything will help you have to move., don’t let your muscle atrophy like I did. Every day my walk/ limp gets better and better. you can do it!!! My only problems I’m having now is sometimes I accidentally throw my back out. And my knee on my good leg feels overworked hopefully won’t have knee problems